Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.3985 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3985
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
139th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.4
in 1978
All-time low
0.18
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Papua New Guinea is 0.3985, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.4 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.18, in 1961.
Papua New Guinea ranks 139th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.18 | — |
| 1962 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.25 | +38.9% |
| 1964 | 0.28 | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.33 | +17.9% |
| 1967 | 0.42 | +27.3% |
| 1968 | 0.45 | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5 | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 0.67 | +34.0% |
| 1971 | 0.87 | +29.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8 | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.82 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.97 | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 1.12 | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.35 | +20.5% |
| 1978 | 1.4 | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 1.34 | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.4 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.24 | -11.4% |
| 1982 | 1.34 | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 1.14 | -14.9% |
| 1984 | 1.12 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.19 | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 1.15 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 1.16 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.12 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.99 | -11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.98 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.97 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.94 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.56 | -40.4% |
| 1997 | 0.82 | +46.4% |
| 1998 | 0.79 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5025 | -36.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5304 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.476 | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4545 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.447 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6682 | +49.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4832 | -27.7% |
| 2007 | 0.556 | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6198 | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.629 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6078 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6842 | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7767 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6558 | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5734 | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5324 | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5824 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5673 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4575 | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4731 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3493 | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3609 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.369 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3584 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3985 | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3189 | 0.18 | 0.5 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 | 0.67 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 | 0.99 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.884 | 0.56 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5367 | 0.447 | 0.6682 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5911 | 0.4575 | 0.7767 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3672 | 0.3493 | 0.3985 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 136 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4331 compare
- 137 Uganda 0.413 compare
- 138 Lebanon 0.4097 compare
- 140 Guinea-Bissau 0.3947 compare
- 141 Madagascar 0.3639 compare
- 142 Niue 0.3566 compare
More social development data for Papua New Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Papua New Guinea?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Papua New Guinea was 0.3985 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 1978.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 in 1961.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), by beverage type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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